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Internal Thoracic Artery Blood Flow Is Not Affected by Major Side Branch
Author(s) -
Immer Franz F.,
Eckstein Friedrich S.,
Berdat Pascal A.,
Carrel Thierry P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.4071_11.x
Subject(s) - medicine , internal thoracic artery , anastomosis , coronary angiography , angiography , blood flow , occlusion , artery , cardiology , surgery , myocardial infarction , bypass grafting
We report a case of a 73‐year‐old man in which coronary angiography demonstrated a large side branch of the internal thoracic artery (ITA). The side branch was identified intraoperatively. As assessed intraoperatively by transit time Doppler flow measurement, temporary occlusion of the side branch showed no effect on ITA flow, which remained unchanged at 49 mL/min after anastomosis to left anterior descending coronary artery.